Packing-box



(Model) G. C.- BRIGGS.

7 Packing Box.

No. 236,414. Patented Jan. 11,1881.

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GEORGE O. BRIGGS, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

PACKING-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 236,414, dated January11, 1881.

Application filed December 10, 1880.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE O. BRIGGS,salt-manufacturer, of Boston, in the county of Sufi'olk and State ofMassachusetts, have invented an Improvement in the h/Ianufacture ofPacking-Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

My improvement is mainly applicable to the smaller sizes ofpacking-boxes, in which salt and other similar articles are packed andsold for family consumption, and for which itis desirable to have thecovers hinged for conven ience while the commodity is being used. This Iaccomplish in a cheap and simple yet neat and convenient manner by mypresent invention, as hereinafter set forth, reference being bad to theaccompanying drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a packingbox embodying my improvement.Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the same on a slightly enlargedscale.

The box, except the top or cover, is of ordinary construction. I makethe coverin two pieces. one of which is a fixed ledge, a, about an inchand a half in width, and secured to the back side of the box, and theother is a hinged lid, I), which I attach to the ledge a by means of ahinge of cloth or thin leather, or other flexible material, a, (shpwninFig. 2.) and secured by paste or glue to both the ledge and the lid, andI usually make the flexible hinge run nearly or entirely the length ofthe box.

It will be seen by the drawings that Imake the joint or seam d betweenthe two divisions of the cover containing the hinge c a little inclinedfrom perpendicular, as shown in Figs.

(ModeL) 1 and 2, so that the upper edge of the ledge a projects slightlyover the back side of the lid 1), whereby the fastening of the box ismade more secure and the strain on the hinge is diminished.

WVhen the boxes are filled for market the lid 1) is fastened down bynails or screws at e e c, Fig. 1, and when sold the fastenings areremoved, and the box, with its hinged lid, is found convenientfor familyuse while the contents are being consumed, and for this purpose I find ahinge of cloth or any other flexible material to be amply sufficient.

In practice I find the manufacture of such boxes with hinges,constructed as above described, to be advantageous, not only in regardto their great simplicity and the economy with which they can be gottenup. but also for that the boxes are perfectly tight, and the hingesbeing flush and nowhere projecting beyond the outside of the box, theboxes pack much better and without liability to catch against each otheror other objects in handling, as is apt to occur when boxes with hingesprojecting in any degree are used, especially in a heavy commodity liketable-salt.

\rVh-at I claim as my invention, and as an improvement in themanufacture of packingboxes, is-

The combination of the ledge a, the lid 1), the flexible hinge c, andthe inclined seam or joint d, substantially as described, and for theobjects and purposes set forth.

GEORGE O. BRIGGS. Witnesses:

LUTHER, Bmecs, CHILTON L. DOGGETT.

